Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) is a school district
based in the city of Palmer
, Alaska
. It serves 40 schools, which have a range of 15 to 1300 students who are enrolled in each school. The estimated sum of the total number of students attending schools in this district is 15,969. MSBSD is the second-largest school district in Alaska, with the largest district being Anchorage School District
.
In the 2007-2008 school year, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District had an expenditure of $150,531,684, which is a $9,426 expenditure for every student.
The current superintendent is Greg Troxel.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in the city of Palmer
Palmer, Alaska
Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the state of Alaska, USA. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937....
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It serves 40 schools, which have a range of 15 to 1300 students who are enrolled in each school. The estimated sum of the total number of students attending schools in this district is 15,969. MSBSD is the second-largest school district in Alaska, with the largest district being Anchorage School District
Anchorage School District
The Anchorage School District manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the 93rd largest school district in the United States, serving nearly 50,000 students at over 90 schools. As one of the United States' largest districts, it is often...
.
In the 2007-2008 school year, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District had an expenditure of $150,531,684, which is a $9,426 expenditure for every student.
The current superintendent is Greg Troxel.
High schools
- Beryozova School, a public K-12 school located in PalmerPalmer, AlaskaPalmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the state of Alaska, USA. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937....
, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... - Burchell High School, a public secondary school located in Wasilla, AlaskaWasilla, AlaskaWasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
- Colony High SchoolColony High School (Alaska)Colony High School is a public secondary school in Palmer, Alaska, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District...
, a public secondary school located in Palmer, Alaska - Correspondence Study School, a public K-12 school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Glacier View School, a public K-12 school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Houston High School, a public secondary school located in Big Lake, AlaskaBig Lake, AlaskaBig Lake is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Mat-Su Career and Technical High School, a public secondary school in Wasilla, AlaskaWasilla, AlaskaWasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
- Matanuska-Susitna Secondary School, a public secondary school, serving grades 6Sixth gradeSixth grade is a year of education in the United States and some other nations. The sixth grade is the sixth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 11 – 12 years old...
–12Twelfth gradeTwelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
, located in Palmer, Alaska - Midnight Sun Family Learning Center, a charter schoolCharter schoolCharter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
, serving grades kindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
–12Twelfth gradeTwelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all... - MidValley High School, a public secondary school, serving grades 6Sixth gradeSixth grade is a year of education in the United States and some other nations. The sixth grade is the sixth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 11 – 12 years old...
–10Tenth gradeIn majority of the world,Tenth grade is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.-Australia:...
, located in Wasilla, Alaska - Palmer High School, a public secondary school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Susitna Valley High School, a public secondary school, serving grades 7Seventh gradeSeventh grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The seventh grade is the seventh school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 12–13 years old. Traditionally, seventh grade was the next-to-last year of elementary school...
–12TwelfthTwelfth can mean:*The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.*The Twelfth, a Protestant celebration originating in Ireland.In mathematics:...
, located in Wasilla, Alaska located in Talkeetna, AlaskaTalkeetna, AlaskaTalkeetna is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 772.-Geography:... - Twindly Bridge Charter SchoolTwindly Bridge Charter SchoolTwindly Bridge Charter School is a charter school located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Wasilla, Alaska. It serves grades K-12....
, a public K-12 school, located in Wasilla, Alaska - Valley Pathways High School, a public secondary school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Wasilla High SchoolWasilla High SchoolWasilla High School is a public secondary school in Wasilla, Alaska, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school became nationally known following then-Governor Sarah Palin's nomination as the Republican vice-presidential running mate to John McCain in the 2008 United States...
, a public Pre-KPre-KindergartenPre-kindergarten refers to the first formal academic classroom-based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. It begins between the ages of 3-5 depending on the length of the program...
–12Twelfth gradeTwelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
located in Wasilla, Alaska
Middle schools
- Academy Charter School, a charter school, serving grades K–8, located in Palmer, Alaska
- Colony Middle School, a public middle schoolMiddle schoolMiddle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located in Palmer, Alaska - Houston Middle School, a public middle school located in Big Lake, Alaska
- Palmer Junior Middle School, a public middle school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Wasilla Middle School, a public middle school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Teeland Middle School, a public middle school located in Wasilla, Alaska
Elementary schools
- Big Lake Elementary School, a public elementary schoolElementary schoolAn elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
located in Big Lake, Alaska - Butte Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Finger Lake Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Goose Bay Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Iditarod Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Northern Light Mennonite School, a privatePrivate schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, MennoniteMennoniteThe Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska - Meadow Lakes Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Larson Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Pioneer Peak Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Sherrod Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Snowshoe Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Sutton Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Sutton, Alaska
- Swanson Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Palmer, Alaska
- Talkeetna Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Talkeetna, AlaskaTalkeetna, AlaskaTalkeetna is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 772.-Geography:...
- Tanaina Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Wasilla, Alaska
- Trapper Creek Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Trapper Creek, Alaska
- Willow Elementary School, a public elementary school located in Willow, AlaskaWillow, AlaskaWillow is a census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 1,658.-History:...